How much does an optician make in each country?
142 countries, median gross salary a year in dollars.
Each line is a country, on a log scale from $100 to $100,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Switzerland$76,320
- Iceland$62,020
- Luxembourg$59,390
- Norway$56,300
- Denmark$55,810
Where pay goes furthest
- Luxembourg$60,200
- Switzerland$59,550
- Norway$58,520
- Germany$54,720
- Qatar$54,230
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $76,320 | $6,360 | CHF 68,680 | $59,550 |
| 2 | Iceland estimate | $62,020 | $5,168 | kr 7,900,600 | $54,230 |
| 3 | Luxembourg estimate | $59,390 | $4,949 | €53,190 | $60,200 |
| 4 | Norway estimate | $56,300 | $4,692 | kr 509,400 | $58,520 |
| 5 | Denmark estimate | $55,810 | $4,651 | kr 371,900 | $53,390 |
| 6 | United States | $47,260 | $3,938 | $47,260 | |
| 7 | Ireland estimate | $45,290 | $3,774 | €40,570 | $44,340 |
| 8 | Austria estimate | $44,890 | $3,741 | €40,210 | $52,940 |
| 9 | Belgium estimate | $44,070 | $3,673 | €39,470 | $50,540 |
| 10 | Qatar estimate | $42,180 | $3,515 | QAR 153,500 | $54,230 |
| 11 | Canada | $42,140 | $3,512 | CA$59,280 | |
| 12 | Netherlands estimate | $41,790 | $3,483 | €37,430 | $48,200 |
| 13 | Germany | $41,440 | $3,453 | €37,120 | $54,720 |
| 14 | United Kingdom | $38,200 | $3,184 | £28,540 | $41,360 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $37,510 | $3,126 | €33,590 | $41,390 |
| 16 | Sweden estimate | $36,480 | $3,040 | kr 347,300 | $40,300 |
| 17 | Italy estimate | $32,790 | $2,732 | €29,370 | $45,000 |
| 18 | France estimate | $30,030 | $2,502 | €26,900 | $36,280 |
| 19 | Israel estimate | $28,270 | $2,356 | ₪91,320 | $22,560 |
| 20 | Singapore estimate | $25,390 | $2,116 | SGD 34,120 | $32,220 |
| 21 | Slovenia estimate | $24,040 | $2,004 | €21,530 | $35,890 |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $23,050 | $1,921 | AED 84,640 | $34,280 |
| 23 | Cyprus estimate | $22,880 | $1,906 | €20,490 | $34,180 |
| 24 | Spain estimate | $22,700 | $1,892 | €20,330 | $33,050 |
| 25 | Malta estimate | $22,050 | $1,838 | €19,310 | $30,710 |
| 26 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $21,340 | $1,778 | HK$165,600 | $25,650 |
| 27 | Portugal estimate | $21,290 | $1,774 | €19,070 | $32,780 |
| 28 | Greece estimate | $20,930 | $1,744 | €18,750 | $31,940 |
| 29 | Bahamas estimate | $19,480 | $1,624 | BSD 19,480 | $17,600 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico estimate | $19,360 | $1,613 | $20,650 | |
| 31 | Estonia estimate | $18,260 | $1,522 | €16,350 | $24,060 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $18,120 | $1,510 | SAR 67,940 | $35,010 |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $17,290 | $1,441 | Kč 380,400 | $25,810 |
| 34 | Lithuania estimate | $16,810 | $1,401 | €15,060 | $27,070 |
| 35 | Slovakia estimate | $15,480 | $1,290 | €13,860 | $24,210 |
| 36 | Latvia estimate | $15,160 | $1,264 | €13,580 | $24,310 |
| 37 | Croatia estimate | $14,140 | $1,178 | €95,410 | $24,020 |
| 38 | Barbados estimate | $14,040 | $1,170 | BBD 28,080 | $11,700 |
| 39 | Brunei estimate | $13,840 | $1,153 | BND 17,530 | $23,150 |
| 40 | Hungary estimate | $13,490 | $1,124 | Ft 4,727,800 | $23,290 |
| 41 | Poland estimate | $13,310 | $1,109 | zł 55,870 | $24,260 |
| 42 | Romania estimate | $13,250 | $1,104 | lei 58,540 | $27,170 |
| 43 | Uruguay estimate | $12,840 | $1,070 | UYU 516,300 | $17,620 |
| 44 | Costa Rica estimate | $12,500 | $1,042 | ₡6,295,300 | $20,010 |
| 45 | Palau estimate | $11,310 | $942 | $11,300 | |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $10,370 | $864 | ₺409,100 | $23,060 |
| 47 | Serbia estimate | $10,020 | $835 | RSD 1,054,200 | $19,680 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $9,942 | $828 | KM 17,420 | $22,440 |
| 49 | Bulgaria estimate | $9,718 | $810 | €17,020 | $20,740 |
| 50 | Belize estimate | $9,345 | $779 | BZD 18,690 | $14,640 |
| 51 | Montenegro estimate | $9,009 | $751 | €6,782 | $15,440 |
| 52 | Panama estimate | $8,767 | $731 | PAB 8,767 | $17,650 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $8,239 | $687 | CLP 7,773,900 | $16,720 |
| 54 | North Macedonia estimate | $8,016 | $668 | MKD 442,400 | $16,160 |
| 55 | Marshall Islands estimate | $7,865 | $655 | $7,917 | |
| 56 | Argentina estimate | $7,851 | $654 | ARS 9,741,600 | $14,730 |
| 57 | Lebanon estimate | $7,755 | $646 | L£11,690,000 | $15,620 |
| 58 | Maldives estimate | $7,600 | $633 | MVR 116,900 | $11,540 |
| 59 | Botswana estimate | $7,286 | $607 | P 98,820 | $18,600 |
| 60 | Honduras estimate | $6,938 | $578 | L 180,100 | $14,270 |
| 61 | Mauritius estimate | $6,716 | $560 | Rs 311,700 | $15,650 |
| 62 | Malaysia estimate | $6,526 | $544 | RM 27,430 | $17,450 |
| 63 | Guatemala estimate | $6,353 | $529 | Q 48,790 | $14,220 |
| 64 | Guyana estimate | $6,189 | $516 | GYD 1,290,400 | $13,280 |
| 65 | Albania estimate | $6,182 | $515 | ALL 658,800 | $14,300 |
| 66 | Ecuador estimate | $6,137 | $511 | $13,900 | |
| 67 | Mexico estimate | $6,077 | $506 | MX$116,900 | $10,340 |
| 68 | Russia estimate | $6,025 | $502 | ₽443,800 | $17,230 |
| 69 | Thailand estimate | $5,925 | $494 | ฿194,800 | $18,370 |
| 70 | Fiji estimate | $5,530 | $461 | FJD 12,540 | $13,540 |
| 71 | Jordan estimate | $5,488 | $457 | JOD 3,897 | $12,130 |
| 72 | Peru estimate | $5,462 | $455 | PEN 19,480 | $10,110 |
| 73 | Djibouti estimate | $5,421 | $452 | DJF 963,400 | $9,783 |
| 74 | Samoa estimate | $5,341 | $445 | WST 14,360 | $7,815 |
| 75 | South Africa estimate | $5,327 | $444 | R 87,670 | $11,820 |
| 76 | El Salvador estimate | $5,277 | $440 | $11,250 | |
| 77 | Tonga estimate | $5,263 | $439 | TOP 12,440 | $6,831 |
| 78 | Brazil estimate | $5,231 | $436 | R$29,220 | $11,320 |
| 79 | Moldova estimate | $5,007 | $417 | MDL 87,010 | $9,917 |
| 80 | Mongolia estimate | $4,946 | $412 | ₮17,535,000 | $14,850 |
| 81 | Bolivia estimate | $4,934 | $411 | Bs 34,100 | $12,630 |
| 82 | Dominican Republic estimate | $4,810 | $401 | DOP 298,200 | $12,520 |
| 83 | Colombia estimate | $4,807 | $401 | COP 19,483,300 | $11,700 |
| 84 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,553 | $379 | VUV 441,200 | $3,725 |
| 85 | Paraguay estimate | $4,079 | $340 | ₲30,779,600 | $10,710 |
| 86 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $3,904 | $325 | F CFA 2,435,400 | $10,480 |
| 87 | Kiribati estimate | $3,879 | $323 | A$5,839 | $6,219 |
| 88 | Vietnam estimate | $3,669 | $306 | ₫88,648,900 | $12,380 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $3,620 | $302 | ₱207,400 | $9,999 |
| 90 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,533 | $294 | FCFA 2,143,200 | $7,772 |
| 91 | Cambodia estimate | $3,398 | $283 | ៛13,638,300 | $9,260 |
| 92 | Cape Verde estimate | $3,307 | $276 | CVE 328,600 | $6,524 |
| 93 | Bhutan estimate | $3,249 | $271 | BTN 271,900 | $13,020 |
| 94 | Kazakhstan estimate | $3,235 | $270 | ₸1,054,500 | $8,401 |
| 95 | Georgia estimate | $3,068 | $256 | ₾9,884 | $9,207 |
| 96 | Jamaica estimate | $2,854 | $238 | JMD 316,600 | $4,529 |
| 97 | Tunisia estimate | $2,822 | $235 | TND 8,280 | $10,100 |
| 98 | Zambia estimate | $2,630 | $219 | ZK 68,820 | $9,095 |
| 99 | Yemen estimate | $2,618 | $218 | YER 575,000 | $8,680 |
| 100 | Suriname estimate | $2,563 | $214 | SRD 63,320 | $7,081 |
| 101 | Uzbekistan estimate | $2,516 | $210 | UZS 27,803,500 | $9,270 |
| 102 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,435 | $203 | $5,466 | |
| 103 | Senegal estimate | $2,433 | $203 | F CFA 1,415,700 | $6,250 |
| 104 | Ghana estimate | $2,327 | $194 | GH₵29,220 | $5,567 |
| 105 | Indonesia estimate | $2,316 | $193 | Rp 36,716,200 | $7,192 |
| 106 | India estimate | $2,235 | $186 | ₹194,800 | $9,821 |
| 107 | Nepal estimate | $2,187 | $182 | Rs 228,600 | $7,531 |
| 108 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,071 | $173 | FCFA 974,200 | $3,125 |
| 109 | Liberia estimate | $1,948 | $162 | LRD 1,948 | $4,833 |
| 110 | Kenya estimate | $1,910 | $159 | KES 194,800 | $4,504 |
| 111 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,849 | $154 | K 2,554,500 | $5,866 |
| 112 | Mozambique estimate | $1,838 | $153 | MZN 117,400 | $4,867 |
| 113 | Angola estimate | $1,792 | $149 | Kz 1,558,700 | $5,009 |
| 114 | Comoros estimate | $1,756 | $146 | CF 730,600 | $3,204 |
| 115 | Sri Lanka estimate | $1,725 | $144 | Rs 521,200 | $5,957 |
| 116 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,718 | $143 | ৳198,600 | $6,019 |
| 117 | Eswatini estimate | $1,656 | $138 | SZL 29,630 | |
| 118 | Armenia estimate | $1,614 | $135 | ֏779,300 | $4,681 |
| 119 | Mali estimate | $1,607 | $134 | F CFA 974,200 | $5,064 |
| 120 | Guinea estimate | $1,516 | $126 | FG 13,923,800 | $4,624 |
| 121 | Uganda estimate | $1,494 | $124 | UGX 5,357,900 | $4,074 |
| 122 | Rwanda estimate | $1,478 | $123 | RF 1,948,000 | $5,390 |
| 123 | Ukraine estimate | $1,475 | $123 | ₴37,690 | $6,067 |
| 124 | Lesotho estimate | $1,404 | $117 | LSL 25,730 | $4,192 |
| 125 | Laos estimate | $1,388 | $116 | ₭19,483,300 | $5,249 |
| 126 | Cameroon estimate | $1,381 | $115 | FCFA 681,900 | $2,850 |
| 127 | Pakistan estimate | $1,380 | $115 | Rs 388,100 | $5,934 |
| 128 | Burkina Faso estimate | $1,307 | $109 | F CFA 760,400 | $3,937 |
| 129 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,268 | $106 | ؋97,370 | $6,168 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,249 | $104 | F CFA 779,300 | $3,834 |
| 131 | Benin estimate | $1,173 | $98 | F CFA 730,600 | $3,555 |
| 132 | Chad estimate | $1,173 | $98 | FCFA 731,500 | $3,460 |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,137 | $95 | F CFA 709,500 | $3,214 |
| 134 | Sudan estimate | $1,110 | $93 | SDG 607,000 | $2,706 |
| 135 | Egypt estimate | $1,075 | $90 | E£48,710 | $7,007 |
| 136 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,047 | $87 | ETB 45,790 | $3,407 |
| 137 | Burundi estimate | $1,017 | $85 | BIF 1,948,300 | $3,074 |
| 138 | Togo estimate | $922 | $77 | F CFA 575,000 | $2,606 |
| 139 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $868 | $72 | CDF 876,700 | $1,786 |
| 140 | Gambia estimate | $860 | $72 | GMD 41,400 | $2,778 |
| 141 | Nigeria estimate | $552 | $46 | ₦816,900 | $3,076 |
| 142 | Malawi estimate | $331 | $28 | MWK 120,700 | $1,015 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).